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Home My WebLink AboutItem 3.3 Organization of Year C~1rY CLERK File # D[k][[][QJ..[2]~ AGIE~DA STATIEMENT cny COlUNC~l MEIET~NG DATIE February 19,2008 SUBJECT 2007 OrgamzatIOn of the Year NomInations Report Prepared by Carolme Soto Deputy Clerk ATTACHMENTS NOmInatIOn Forms SubmItted RECOMMEN][)ATrrON ~ Present Certificates ofRecogmtIOn to Nommees ~ FINANCIAL STATEMENT None DESCRIPTION Each year, the City of Dubhn recognizes a Dubhn-based non-profit organIzation that has proVIded services WhICh have substantIally benefited reSIdents of the commumty Mayor Lockhart and VIce Mayor SbrantI currently serve as the Citizens and OrganIzation of the Year CommIttee ImmedIately after close of the nOmInatIOn penod, the Committee arranged for the Judgmg to be done by Impartial mdIvIduals or organIzatIOns outsIde the CIty ofDubhn The wmnmg organIzatIOn WIll be announced at the CIty'S "Jazzed About Our Volunteersl" event bemg held on Fnday, February 22, 2008 at the Dublm Semor Center In addition, the wmmng organIzation's name WIll be engraved on the perpetual plaque, WhICh hangs Just mSIde the Council Chambers The organIzations nom mated thiS year are Fnends of the Dublm LIbrary, General Federation of Women's Club Dublm/San Ramon Women's Club, and School of ImagInatIon/Happy Talkers Representatives from each organIZatIOn were mVlted to attend thIS CIty CouncIl meetmg and mVltatIons have been extended for them to attend the Volunteer Recognition event on February 22nd Staff recommends that the Mayor present each nomInee WIth a CertIficate of RecogmtIOn for bemg nom mated as Dubhn's 2007 OrganIZatIOn of the Year COpy 1'0 Nommees Page 1 of 1 ][TIEM NO 33 G \CC MTGS\2008 cc mtgs\2008 qtr 1\02 Feb\02 19 08las-org of the year doc 2007 OrgaruzatlOn of the Year NommatlOn -Fnends of the DublIn Library /13 The Fnends of the DublIn LIbrary IS a non-profit orgaruzatlOn dedIcated to supportmg and enhancmg the Dublm LIbrary With fundmg for programs and matenals, as well as by provIdmg volunteers for lIbrary actIvItIes Members of the Fnends are passIOnate about the Importance of the Dublm LIbrary m the CIty, and work tIrelessly to promote publIc mterest m the lIbrary Dunng 2007, the Fnends supported the DublIn LIbrary by raIsmg nearly $19,000 to fund lIbrary programs and matenals Some of the hlgWIghts were o Donatmg $5,000 to the lIbrary's Trust Fund, to purchase an AWE computer lIteracy station pre-mstalled WIth 26 educatlOnallearmng programs for chIldren ages 2 through 8 o Purchasmg 632 DVDs for the lIbrary's cIrculatmg collection, as well replacement CDIDVD cases, replacement computer headphones, and a DVD player o ProvIdmg all the matenals and supplIes for the wIldly popular "Mother Goose on the Loose" program, whIch offers chlldren the opportunIty to lIsten, love and learn language whIle explonng mUSIC, rhythm and nursery rhymes o ProvIdmg polo shIrts for lIbrary staff and Fnends to wear at events such as booksales, St Patnck's Day parade, and Day on the Glen <II Fundmg 14 sessIOns of the FamIly Smg-Along program wltn a $1 750 grant FamIly Smg- AJong proVIdes an nour of musI~al fun usmg vanous mstruments su~n ac; arums, Dells, and kazoos as well as smgmg: 0> Major sponsor of the Dubhn Reads program With a $1,400 grant mdudmg the ourchase of multIple copies of Snow Mountain Passage to donate to Dubhn High School, and enough copIes of Patty Reed's Doll so that each DublIn elementary school received a classroom set o UnderwrItmg the hbrary's Chautauqua Lectures program With a $")00 grant mcludll1g an honoranum to storyteller Olga Loya who recreated the life of a llmeteenth-century COIr(0/11I0 woman, Juana Bnones o Supportmg the Homework Center, which helps students m grades 3 to 8 WIth a grant of $785 for purchasmg "thank you" gIft cards for the Homework Center's staff of volunteers o Underwntmg the popular summer chIldren's programs WIth over $800 m grants The summer chIldren's programs proVIde specIal events, mcludmg puppet shows, musIc and storytellIng and magIC shows These programs entIce chIldren to the lIbrary dUrIng the summer months where they can then sign up to play the Summer Readmg Game The Fnends raised most of these funds by holdmg book sale events m the spnng, autumn, and wmter where the publIc was mVIted to purchase donated used booles, DVDs and CDs Each year members of the FrIends spend hours collectmg sortmg, and pncmg donated Items In oreparatlOn for the sales as well as puohclzmg settmg up, staffing, and tearIng-down each book sale event Other funds come through membership fees, cash donatIons, the sale of Dub 1m Reads t-shtrts, and a perpetual book sale held In the lObby oftne Dubhn LIbrary as well as at the Starbucks cafe on Regional Street :t--te-m# 3 3 ~J,q)oR ~ &. TI'TI' &.CClllll'J'l11EruTI' ~~3 2007 CIty ofDubhn OrgamzatlOn of the Year The GFWC Dubhn/San Ramon Women's Club was formed In 1965 and currently has 103 members We are a part of the CahformaFederatIon of Women's Clubs and the General FederatIOn of Women's Clubs Our commumty servIce work encompasses work rn SIX major areas They are the Arts, ConservatIOn, EducatIOn, Home LIfe, Int'I AffaIrs, Public Affairs CItizenshIp and Safety DUrIng the year 2007 our members accounted for 29,623 hours of commumty servIce ill these major areas Our members started 2007 WIth a gIft to the CIty of Dubhn In the amount of$12,375 to be used for upgrades at Old SaInt Raymond Church to create a VISItor center These funds came from a major fund-raiSIng event that has been held annually for the past 13 years The club members sponsor a Student Art Contest In the pubhc and prIvate schools We had more than 300 entries Thirty-five WInners were selected These wrnmng entrIes were entered mto a dIStnct competItIon and then SIX from that contest were entered In a state level competItIOn Four of those entrJes took home state awards The club members donated $340 to purchase five plantations for reforestatIon ofthe Stamslaus NatIonal Forest One hundred flower seed packets were secured from the AmerIca the BeautIful Fund These seeds were scattered by our members on theIr faVOrIte walkmg traIls or any place that needed beautIficatIOn Every third grade class In all publIc dOd pTlvate school 10 DublIn receIved a subSCrIptIon to the KIND news for each student This IS a pubhcatlon from the NatIOnal ASSOCiatIOn for Humane and Envlfonmental Educations Our club receIved many letters of apprecIatIOn from our thIrd bJfade students mforrmng the club how much they love their newspaper VI. e do volleet prInte- ~annage<; and cell pnones and mall them to a recycle firm mus Keepmg tnem out of tne land fiP l.Jwmg 20(}7 till'> ~Iu') i'-dV:::: I1we $100(, s~ho,ar<;nlD<' 10 '>IU(.ent~ 11 Du::mG and Sa, Ramon ..nc. TWO re eml\ S1.Uoenrs at La" POSltas College The \ allev HIgh Schaal V edrbool~ receives a donatIOn for tn'::Ir pUDlIcanon and DublIn HIgh S~hOOl di~O ret.elved OOl1atlons for tnelf 'Grad NIgll" Two memoers partlvlpated de; Judges at tile Scnoo! D'SlTlC~ SCIence r::ali \Veils Middle School IS the reCIpient of a donation to tlie ,>chool Sock Monkey ProJect Our preSident was inVIted to Judge the ,>oct. monkey entrIes Dubnn HIgh was gIfted WIth $500 for start up funds for the Wmter Percussion Ensemble In the Home LIfe area we supported the ChIldren's Emergency CouncIl WIth food and member service on the councIl board The club was one of the founders of thIS councIl 10 the late 60's Mervyn's KId's Spree has been a reCIpIent of $1 000 and hours of our service F or many yedrs the member; of the club have been performmg V I'>Ion ScreenIng of preschoolers for amblyopIa or "lazy eye" In 2007 we screened 775 students A parent of one chIld came to one of our General Meetmgs to express her gratItude for our program and the early diagnOSIS of amblyopIa In her aaughter Hope HospIce - Lights of the Valley had our club servmg as hostess In 2007 Weare members ofthe DublIn Chamber, Dubhn SIster CIty Dubhn Htstoncal PreservatIOn A~SOeIatlOn and the Dubhn FrIends of the Library MembershIp IS more than Just paymg dues, but It IS also about Demg Involved In the events of these groups Tht- Gr::WC Dublm/San Ramon Women's ClUb IS proud to be a sponso- of the Dublm PRIDE WLel student poster LOntes- We had 537 emnes In grader; J~mdergdnen tnm 12 grade<: from all PUultC' dnd rmvate senoo1s We ,>et the rule~, delivered the supplles, colle:::ted the art and then fudgec; for wmners litll ail: \'vas tl1en retLlrned to the student" at each "choo} wltn a oartlclDatton certIficate for each ,>tudent Our goal Wd:; III 2007 dnd WIll contmue fo- Y'::dI"S to come to <;e.-ye the neeo,> or our communltv and to keep DuolIn d<; a grand pla"e to reSIde for all re<;Id~ms young and not so young 2007 OrgamzatlOn of the Year - School of ImagmatlOn & Happy Talkers 3~g Imagme bemg the mother of a chIld who can not speak play wIth other chIldren or even show you simple e"\.preSSIOns oflove You want to help your chIld but vou don't know where to turn or what to do ThIS was my child and I tha.nh. god everydav for findmg School of ImagmatIOn & Happy Talkers There IS NOTHING ltke It m the Bav Area School of ImagmatIOn serves the chIld care pre-school and kmdergarten readmess needs of chIldren WIth developmental disabIlIties and typIcally-developmg chIldren m the Bay Area It IS a non-profit education center bUIlt on the award wmnmg methodology of the Happy Talkers program estabhshed In 2000 SInce 2000, over 2,500 chIldren WIth autIsm speech delays and developmental disabIlItIes have found thiS program to be the answer to theIr prayers As parents, words WIll never express Just how grateful we are to Mavor Janet Lockhart and the CIty of DublIn for helpmg thIS mcredlble program survIve After 7 moves m 3 years, the future of the School ofImagmatIOn and all of our chIldren was In Jeopardy But the commufllty rallIed together, and With the CIty ofDublm's support, volunteers bUIlt a playground to make CrosSWInds Church a temporary home for thIS wonderful program In 2007, School oflmagmatIOn also launched the Parent Support Network to aSSIst famIlIes m the communIty The onlme and toll free support center for parents mcludes reference matenals, lmks to Important InfOrmatIOn and educatIOn SItes as well as a network of parents and for parents who are expenencmg SImIlar challenges Staffed by volunteer parents m the commUnItv \\1\\\\ c.,choolofinldUll1dllOn om and 877-KIDS- TLC has become dn Invaluable resource fO! famIlIes m need As If creatmg a scnoo] \I, as not enougl< one of the most extraordll1arv accomplIsnment<:; of 2007 veal hdS been the creatIOn of the En!!h! Be2:mnll1!!s can1Dal!!n an oUTreach and c;uppm I progl am 11 hose n7Z<;\1017 1\ 10 em 111 e thaI (vel v chzld gelS the nelo thev nee(} ar; emlv at;; pO'l'izble Havll1g ~een far too manv children mIss then cntIcal wmdow of OppOrtulllt) for early mtelventIOn School of ImagmatIon launched thIS grow1dbreakll1g volunteer effort to proVide free screenmg, educatIOnal and support progrdIDs for the communIty In 2007, volunteers through School of ImagmatIOn & Happy Talkers screened over 100 chIldren for Autism and developmental delays But they aren't stoppIng there School of ImagmatIOn & Happy Talkers IS prodUCIng the first ever event to IdentLfy and support familIes With partners ll1cludmg Doug FlutIe Jr FoundatIOn AutIsm Speaks CalIfornIa FIrst Five Alameda County, and KKIQ RadIO, tills mcredlbly Innovative program promIses to extend ItS reach to famIlIes School ofImagmatlOn was developed by Charlene Sigman and her husband, MItch Charlene IS a true mspIratIOn and VISIOnary creatmg a school deSIgned to meet the needs of all children In 2007 Charlene received the prestigIOUS Jefferson A. ward at Herbst Theatre m San FranCISCO The Jefferson A wards were establIshed m 1972 by JacquelIne Kennedy Onassls, U S Senator Robert Taft, Jr and Sam Beard as a Nobel Pnze that honors mdIvIduals for extraordmary publIc and commulllty service At the Ribbon Cuttmg on lune 30 2007 Mayor Lockhart said It best, "What you have done for my commum!) means the most to me We are so proud to say that School of ImagmalIon & Happy Talkers eXIsts m the CIty of Dublm Thalli, you for consldenng recogmzmg Scnool ofImagmanon & Happ) Talkers for tne 2007 01 gamzatIon of the Year